Eating on the Run (book)
Nutritious eating from airline meals to microwave zapping DESCRIPTION Registered dietitian Evelyn Tribole makes it easy to choose healthy, nutritious meals and snacks, even when you re pressed for time. Her second edition of Eating on the Run is a survival guide for everyone who is too busy to cook and eat traditional meals. Eating on the Run gives you the nutrition information you need to make healthy eating choices and beat the clock. You ll find lots of easy-to-use tables and lists: * What to avoid: the worst convenience foods, fatty frozen meals, healthy sounding fat traps, fattiest fast foods * Best bets in fast foods, frozen entrees and breakfasts, deli sandwiches, kiddie cuisine, and ethnic food * Coping with power meals and happy hour worries * Snacks for the briefcase, desk drawer, and lunchroom fridge * Brand name snacks worth grazing on * Nutritional data for more than 400 fast food items listed by chain * Nutritional data for more than 120 brand name frozen light entrees * Time savers from the grocery store * Alternatives to help lower fat * High-carbohydrate fast foods for athletes * More than 40 more The 1992 edition contains almost twice as much information as the original, including * 40 meals that take one minute or less to fix, * nine new chapters, * how to choose fast foods wisely, * how to eat well in spite of a busy work schedule, * how to satisfy your sweet tooth, * how to choose healthy airline meals, and * a whole week of menus that involve no cooking, complete with grocery list. Evelyn Tribole stresses that the most important thing is to make progress with your nutrition program. You don t have to scrutinize every bite you eat; just keep your overall eating habits on a healthy track. In fact, she emphasizes that healthy snacking, or grazing, is an essential part of a good nutrition plan. Her practical style lets you adopt healthy eating habits that fit your lifestyle. Use Eating on the Run to develop healthy, practical eating habits that fit your hectic lifestyle! AUDIENCE Guide for consumers, coaches, atletes, and dieticians. CONTENTS Chapter 1. Nutrition in a Nutshell * Lifestyle Quiz * Nutrition Audit * Nutrition Bootcamp: Just the Basics * Other Keys: Finding Time to Eat * Three Easy Guidelines to Remember Chapter 2. Grazing for Survival * Timesaving Trap: Skipping Meals * Grazing * What Type of Grazer Are You? * Pitfalls of Gra